The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13
the PERKINS RELEASED.
But Skipper McDonald's Tro ubIes
Are Not Over.
Are the Canadians Playing a Came
of Bluff?
The Government Organs Vigorous
Defence of Admiral Luce.
Especial to the Press. l

loPOSiai W OiiO AOoo'J
HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 12-The Dominion
government have introduced a new feature
into the fishery question, which, if carried to
any extent. will prove more exasperating
and annoying to American fishermen than
the policy of $500 fines imposed for alleged
offences hitherto. The government have re-
leased the American schooner Perkins, de-
tanned at Souris, and boast of their "leni-
ency." At the same time they have entered
an action against Captain Mcdonald, master
and owner of the Perkins, to recover penal
ty of $1,000 for the alleged violation of the
old statute of George III. In the cases
where proceedings have been taken against
the vessel, the action against the master has
been mere matter of form. But now the
action is against the master only, and not
against the vessel. Either the Canadian
officials have no hope at all of proving the
case against the Perkins and are adopting
a game of bluff to prevent Skipper Nc
Donald entering suit for damages for her
Illegal detention, or the Dominion govern
ment have taken new departure, which, by
throwing the cases into the courts for ad-
judication, will entail heavy legal expenses
on American ship owners.
The Canadian officials have compelled the
men shipped by the Perkins off the Prince
Edward coast to promise not to reship.
Six American seiners passed the Strait
Of Canso today, with aggregate fares of 523
barrels of mackerel as follows: Addie f.
Coles, 13 barrels; Phoebe and Emma Small,
40; Willie Parkman, 70; Charles f. Atwood,
105; Hattie d. West, 14O; Charles C. Warren,
15o. The Mollie Adams was reported in the
North Bay, with 126, the w. J. Crosby with
24O, and the E. E..Webster with 246 barrels.
American shippers express the opinion that
mackerel fishing will be good in the North
Bay after the first Storm The fish are now
feeding on the bottom.
Secretary Whitney's snub to Admiral Luce
continues to excite great interest here The
organ OF the Nova Scotia government tonight
says of Admiral Luce:
We fail to see anything Admiral Luce has done
which has in the slightest degree compromised
the nation he represents, but the instant he re-
ported what steps he had taken, he forthwith re-
ceived an official snub from the Secretary of the
Navy, which, we think; Is unprecedented in Off
felt that Admiral Luce had taken course
wcm aney did not approve Of they might have
R,r ~ nnn tneiI dsappfovai IN confidence
n foreign port, and hand it to the press at
IN, tne same moment, was an outrage and is imposs-
PIC OF Justification We do not know what course
Admiral Lnce may take but we do know that he
will have the sympathy OF the civilized world
No British Minister would thus venture to Lu.
initiate British Admiral operating in foreign |
ports and It remains f0r Secretary Whitney, not
Admiral Luce, to justify this extraordinary and
uncalled for exhibition of executive spite. Time
will work Admiral Lucc's vindicatlon and time
will show Secretary Whitney that his course was
anmanly and inexcusable"
ITO the Associated Prcss.]
CHARLoTTETowN, p. E. L., Aug 12.-The
American schooner J. I'll. G. Perkins was
absolutely released by Customs Officer Foley
last night and cleared today for the North
Bay. A writ was served on Capt. Mcdonald
for $1,000 Mcdonald will contest the case |
on its merits and will take action against the |
Dominion government for damages caused |
by the delay.